המועדפים של gillydilly

Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina (presumably female)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
This large snapping turtle was in a neighbor's driveway. It has no doubt come up from the nearby lake to lay eggs. One of them (bravely) picked it up carefully and moved it out of harm's way.

Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina (juvenile)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Found on a road and detained temporarily for some photos.
Various images show the ventral side and various cryptic postures it would take. It really looks like a rotting leaf!

Scarlet and Kirkwood mating. Scarlet spent the month of June in rehab and now she is livin' life!! Last 2 pix were taken an hour later

To see all of her observations over time, go to "Observation Fields"at the bottom right.
Click on the words "Same specimen over time"and choose "Observations with this field and value" from the pop-up window.
Then select "Grid" view.

Paisley - resident 300' form his sighting on 6/5

To see observations of this specimen over time, go to "Observation Fields"at the bottom right.
Click on the words "Same specimen over time"and choose "Observations with this field and value" from the pop-up window.
Then select "Grid" view.

Climbing dogbane - Thyrsanthella difformis (syn. Trachelospermum difforme)
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Odd little vine in flower, just poking out through the luxuriant poison ivy. A bumblebee (Bombus) was visiting the flowers.

Grapes Box #2
To see observations of this specimen over time, go to "Observation Fields"at the bottom right.
Click on the words "Same specimen over time"and choose "Observations with this field and value" from the pop-up window.
Then select "Grid" view.

So cool to see their growth and activity! :))

Common Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana (male flowering specimen)
There were many scarab beetles (Valgus canaliculatus) feeding at the flowers. Also present was one caterpillar of the Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Coelodasys unicornis), feeding on the foliage, of course.

American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis (male)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
A couple of these were poking about the window of my office. I am not sure what they were after--perhaps spiders under the storm windows.
I think I was working on images for iNaturalist at the time--the bird seemed to be checking up on me!
Edit. Looking at this image, there may be two birds there, with the window frame hiding the front of one and the middle of the other. Or this could be distortion due to the two different window panes. Not sure.

American Black Bear - Ursus americanus
BIG bear ran past me on the sidewalk in Gatlinburg. I could not get very far out of its way without stepping into (some) traffic. I think it was in a huff because nobody would sell it a drink without ID.
(It was looking for fresh garbage, of course.)
Video at:
https://flic.kr/p/2pQ9A2P

Thought bubble: "Ooh, I wonder if they have that in my size?"